damien bowman 4.2

@MCCCANM post collision question: who is “car 90” that ultimately said the airport is closed and that atc concurred with? is that a top-level airport ops person? i assume not anyone from faa but just curious who that is? maybe same question about lady asking if airport is open. thanks!

This story is technically correct, but I think you need more context & it can mislead you as presented. I also don’t think this system – ASDEx (Airport Surface Detection Equipment) – would have prevented the accident & focus should be elsewhere. The controller tried to stop the truck almost immediately after clearing it. Having a transponder in the truck for ASDEx *may* have given the controller a second or two of additional warning, but that’s it. The controller knows where the truck is already, because the truck tells him when he called: “…request to cross 4 at Delta”. This tells the controller that the truck is on taxiway Delta, holding short of runway 4. The Transponder system just shows the truck on a digital map of the airfield. It does *not* prevent the truck from crossing the runway, does *not* prevent the controller from issuing clearance to cross & does *not* alert the truck there is traffic on final approach. It would *not* have warned the aircraft, either. It *might* have turned on the Takeoff Hold Lights (THL), a component of the Runway Status Lights (RSL) system which the pilots *might* have noticed…but there is no procedure for seeing that from the jet on final. As the name implies, the Takeoff Hold Lights are for takeoff. It might look unusual, but it would not force a go-around. If I even managed to notice them, which I doubt, I would have continued my landing. The transponder system *might* have gotten the controller’s attention a second or so earlier, but that’s not clear. I *don’t know* if it sounds an alarm when traffic crosses the “Hold Short” line before a runway…but if it did, I don’t think it would have been more than a second or two earlier than the controller realized the error & started trying to stop the truck. So, yes, investigators will look at this, and probably recommend all vehicles be equipped with transponders, but I don’t see this as being able to prevent the accident. The first mistake was issuing a clearance to cross. The second mistake was the truck not honoring the Runway Status Lights (RSL), which take precedence over a clearance to cross & are an automated system, independent from the tower. The third was not visually clearing for traffic before crossing. A transponder in the truck would not have prevented any of that & not provided any kind of warning to the truck, nor prevent the controller from issuing a clearance to cross in the first place. Transponders in vehicles are not required anywhere, to my knowledge (I could be wrong…maybe on certain vehicles in certain airports, but I don’t think so). They are nice to have, but not strictly necessary. I’m doing more speculating than I’d like to here, but people will speculate anyway & I’d like to at least try to guide it in a productive manner. The correct answer is that multiple variables were involved & only an investigation will tell us what happened. I trust the NTSB. But, if I was a journalist, I’d focus on the RSL. We have video of them being illuminated when the truck starts to cross, then turning off after the truck is on the runway (as it’s programmed to do). That system is designed to prevent almost exactly this type of scenario…it overrides the human factor & takes precedence over Tower’s instructions. Yes, even for emergency vehicles. Ok, I’m going to stop repeating myself. Just trying to provide useful context…hope it helps.

@kowittj @flightradar24 probably cost. it almost always is that unfortunately.

@flightradar24 Interesting, why would they have ASDE-X system and no equipage in the fire truck?

NTSB says 25 hrs CVR data recorded. CVR will be auditioned tomorrow at NTSB lab and transcript created. 80 hrs of data and hundreds of parameters recorded by Flight Data Recorder. ARFF Truck 1 was not equipped with a transponder. ASDE-X did not alert in the tower. #AC8646

@gregcolumbus @NTSB_Newsroom you can watch one live and another on replay. it will be ok, greg! i have faith you can navigate these difficult times. have a safe day.

@NTSB_Newsroom Homeday should be FIRED for holding a presser while the POTUS is holding a oval office presser.

UPDATE: Press conference location was moved 2 floors down: Level 2 arrivals, Terminal B and will begin at 2:15 P.M.

@alexinman i just don’t have faith conference coordinators would be consistently objective on the plays and they all have more than one conference. the national is at least insulated that _most_ coaches won’t bother them. good conversation.

@damiEnbowman I think that’s a great idea…that no one would go for. Coaches and ADs are control freaks who would never want the national supe to have that much juice.

I’m more convinced than ever: having postgame video review with sanctions for your flopping and embellishment would do more to improve the game of college basketball than anything else. The *possibility* of punishment would be the deterrent. You play the game on your feet.

i’d buy.

@alexinman could also pass it on to the national coordinator to do the actual adjudication. maybe would help consistency downstream?

@damiEnbowman You would have to create the structure to review and adjudicate. Conference offices could handle it, but some conferences would be more tolerant than others. Remember when people were arguing for a college basketball czar? Put a committee under him. I think we just fixed it. 😀

@ethicaluser @schulz_EvanCP @MVielhaber @ODOT_Cleveland it’s probably a turnpike ramp, but i love being wrong.

@damiEnbowman @schulz_EvanCP @MVielhaber @ODOT_Cleveland This!!! The City of Streetsboro needs to be blown up

Crazy amount of crashes out here right now. Turnpike being requested to close the exit to I-480 by Streetsboro PD because every car exiting immediately crashes on the bridge…

@TrpkovskiM1 @KenCarman part of his job is to get players to the next level; a good way to do that is through interactions with local media. raising the profile with fans likely raises the profile with the team. [it shouldn’t work that way, but it probably does]

@damiEnbowman @KenCarman I guess but I still can’t believe debeor would even agree to the interview. Like what’s in it for him?

Alabama Head Football Coach Kalen DeBoer joins us tomorrow morning at 8:40.

@TrpkovskiM1 @KenCarman draft related?

@KenCarman Well that’s a nice pull but why is Alabama head coach joining Cleveland radio? 😭😭😭😭

@Irnwmn52 @MacFarlaneNews kate a lot of people in this country live paycheck to paycheck and depending on where they live that paycheck may barely cover living expenses. the top callout areas are likely medium to high cost of living areas where $50k per year isn’t a lot.

@MacFarlaneNews They missed one paycheck, and they make, on average, about $25 an hour.

The TSA nightmare "Some officers are sleeping at airports or in their cars because they can’t afford the commute to and from work, while others can’t afford to pay their rent.” My daily editorial planning note and reporting is posted ===> open.substack.com/pub/macfarlane…

@CLE_CLCFan supposed to be supplementing tsa. tsa in cleveland is typically close to fully staffed and ice agents aren’t fully trained on scanning procedures, so with that combo not a lot they can do. also, they don’t have airside access yet, so again—can’t do much over there either.

I still don't understand why ICE agents were deployed to Cleveland Hopkins... It's not a busy airport... The local news showed ICE just walking around like they didn't have anything to do...

forgetting every other factor, the controller doesn’t appear to have done this in purpose and admits his mistake. so, no murder and you’d be hard-pressed for prosecutor to press charges, believe they can get conviction, and get a jury to convict. it’s a tragic accident.

@schulz_EvanCP @MVielhaber @ODOT_Cleveland why would odot treat an exit ramp that doesn’t belong to it?

@MVielhaber @ODOT_Cleveland strikes again! Or maybe they didn't strike, because they're nowhere to be seen.

@mattsarz lot of people spend holidays alone, don’t want to cook, and/or prefer to have dinner and beers with friends. if they’re open around here it’s usually 12/1p.

@damiEnbowman During the afternoon? My experience is they'll open on Christmas after 8-9pm.

Had not really thought about this. What did Netflix do with boxing events? I'd ask about the NFL games but with those being on Xmas, commercial establishments aren't usually open for business.

everything in life isn’t political, but to keep things clear: faa (air traffic controllers) aren’t dhs but are part of dpt of transportation and aren’t impact by the partial government shutdown. sometimes accidents are accidents and this one has tragic consequences.

@swais_m @mgoul @MikeBothwell_3 @NEO_Spotlight return to four divisions and rotate the games between dayton and cleveland. i dont think many would have an issue with that. five divisions if they absolute must -- can still be done thur-sat. ohio state wants value city avail if women make/host tournament. dont blame them.

@mgoul @MikeBothwell_3 @NEO_Spotlight Agreed, I believe they would play at the Schott if they could. When I was playing I was an advocate for 7 divisions, looking back I think it's been bad for the culture of Ohio HS basketball.

I have no idea what solution could be found but is this not crazy !?? This was the D1 state semifinal my senior year 2018 in Ohio @mgoul @NEO_Spotlight What I’ve seen videos of this year, environment is nothing like this and I feel bad for the kids missing out

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